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Cocoa Closes Sharply Higher on Lower Global Production and Tight Supplies

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Wednesday closed up +363 (+4.41%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +101 (+1.56%). Cocoa prices Wednesday extended this week's sharp rally, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 month high and London cocoa posting a 2-week high. Lower cocoa production...

Barchart · Aug 7, 2024

Cocoa Prices Surge on Lower Global Production and Tight Supplies

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +642 (+7.81%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +298 (+4.59%). Cocoa prices today have extended this week's sharp rally, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 month high and London cocoa posting a 2-week high. Lower cocoa production...

Barchart · Aug 7, 2024

Cocoa Finishes With Sharp Gains on Reduced Cocoa Output in the Ivory Coast

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +322 (+4.08%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +208 (+3.31%). Cocoa prices Tuesday rose sharply for a second session, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high. Lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world's...

Barchart · Aug 6, 2024

Young, urban, African: research explores what it means to be a good citizen in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania

Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 make up two-thirds of Africa’s population. The number is expected to reach 75% by 2030. They live in an environment of rapid urbanisation, high unemployment rates and poor state services. These are some of the factors that incline young people towards…

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2024

Weak Chocolate Demand Weighs on Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Friday closed down -42 (-0.56%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +20 (+0.33%). Cocoa prices Friday settled mixed. Cocoa prices Friday extended this week's slide to 1-month lows on global cocoa demand concerns after Hershey, the world's fourth-largest chocolate...

Barchart · Aug 2, 2024

Cocoa Prices Pressured by Demand Concerns

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -38 (-0.50%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +33 (+0.55%). Cocoa prices today are mixed. Cocoa prices today extended this week's slide to 1-month lows on global cocoa demand concerns after Hershey, the world's fourth-largest chocolate producer,...

Barchart · Aug 2, 2024

Cocoa Prices Plummet as Consumers Cut Chocolate Purchases

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Thursday closed down -530 (-6.55%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -423 (-6.58%). Cocoa prices plummeted Thursday, with NY cocoa posting a 3-week low and London cocoa posting a 4-week low. Global cocoa demand concerns hammered cocoa prices Thursday...

Barchart · Aug 1, 2024

Cocoa Prices Plummet as Hershey Sees Chocolate Demand Weakening

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -530 (-6.55%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -411 (-6.39%). Cocoa prices today are plummeting, with NY cocoa falling to a 3-week low and London cocoa dropping to a 4-week low. Global cocoa demand concerns are hammering...

Barchart · Aug 1, 2024

Ghana elections: ethnicity is not allowed in the country’s politics, yet it still helps shape outcomes

Ghana, which has more than 70 ethnic groups, has been among the most stable democracies in Africa since 1992. It has achieved this by outlawing the use of ethnicity in party politics. The 1992 constitution bars the explicit use of social identities in party politics. That includes ethnic group names,…

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2024

EU creates €32 million fund to boost drug and vaccine production in Ghana

The European Union (EU) has announced a 32 million euro initiative aimed at enhancing vaccine production in Ghana. The announcement was made during the Ghana-EU Business Forum held in Accra.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 1, 2024